# Electoral results for the district of Preston

This is a list of electoral results for the district of Preston in Victorian state elections.

## Members for Preston

| Member | Party | Term |
| William Ruthven | Labor | 1945–1955 |
| Charlie Ring | Labor | 1955–1970 |
| Carl Kirkwood | Labor | 1970–1988 |
| Michael Leighton | Labor | 1988–2006 |
| Robin Scott | Labor | 2006–2022 |
| Nathan Lambert | Labor | 2022–present |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s
#### 2022

2022 Victorian state election: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Nathan Lambert | 14,999 | 37.6 | −14.7 |
| | Liberal | Amanda Paliouras | 6,883 | 17.3 | +0.6 |
| | Greens | Patchouli Paterson | 6,027 | 15.1 | +0.5 |
| | Independent | Gaetano Greco | 5,473 | 13.7 | +7.2 |
| | Victorian Socialists | Steph Price | 2,458 | 6.2 | +2.4 |
| | Freedom | Angelique Matias | 1,150 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | Reason | Carmen Lahiff-Jenkins | 890 | 2.2 | −0.7 |
| | Family First | Raouf Soliman | 885 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| | Animal Justice | Rachel Unicomb | 822 | 2.1 | −0.8 |
| | Independent | Brian Sanaghan | 270 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 39,857 | 92.2 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,392 | 7.8 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,249 | 85.9 | +0.3 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Labor | Nathan Lambert | 27,769 | 69.7 | –8.6 |
| | Liberal | Amanda Paliouras | 12,088 | 30.3 | +8.6 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Nathan Lambert | 20,761 | 52.1 | −19.2 |
| | Greens | Patchouli Paterson | 19,096 | 47.9 | +19.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | –19.2 | |

### Elections in the 2010s
#### 2018

2018 Victorian state election: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robin Scott | 19,409 | 51.97 | +3.55 |
| | Liberal | Guido Lilio | 6,083 | 16.29 | −4.87 |
| | Greens | Susanne Newton | 5,636 | 15.09 | −1.05 |
| | Independent | Gaetano Greco | 2,570 | 6.88 | +6.88 |
| | Victorian Socialists | Stephanie Price | 1,453 | 3.89 | +3.89 |
| | Reason | Margee Glover | 1,116 | 2.99 | +2.99 |
| | Animal Justice | Nadine Richings | 1,079 | 2.89 | +2.89 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,346 | 93.29 | −1.39 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,687 | 6.71 | +1.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,033 | 88.46 | −2.34 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Robin Scott | 29,318 | 78.50 | +3.85 |
| | Liberal | Guido Lilio | 8,028 | 21.50 | −3.85 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Robin Scott | 26,372 | 70.70 | −3.95 |
| | Greens | Susanne Newton | 10,928 | 29.30 | +3.95 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −3.95 | |

#### 2014

Victorian state election, 2014: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robin Scott | 17,607 | 48.4 | −5.5 |
| | Liberal | John Forster | 7,694 | 21.2 | −5.1 |
| | Greens | Rose Ljubicic | 5,869 | 16.1 | −3.0 |
| | Independent | Gaetano Greco | 4,103 | 11.3 | +11.3 |
| | Family First | Rachel Ward | 1,091 | 3.0 | +2.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 36,364 | 94.7 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,043 | 5.3 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,407 | 90.8 | +0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Robin Scott | 27,199 | 74.7 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal | John Forster | 9,235 | 25.3 | −4.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.5 | |

#### 2010

2010 Victorian state election: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robin Scott | 17,400 | 52.65 | −8.93 |
| | Liberal | Adin McGarvie | 8,593 | 26.00 | +5.67 |
| | Greens | Trent McCarthy | 7,058 | 21.35 | +7.67 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,051 | 93.71 | +0.49 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,219 | 6.29 | −0.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,270 | 91.23 | +0.08 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Robin Scott | 23,250 | 70.38 | −4.92 |
| | Liberal | Adin McGarvie | 9,783 | 29.62 | +4.92 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −4.92 | |

### Elections in the 2000s
#### 2006

2006 Victorian state election: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robin Scott | 19,809 | 61.6 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal | Peter Hammond | 6,539 | 20.3 | +1.5 |
| | Greens | Chris Chaplin | 4,400 | 13.7 | +0.4 |
| | Family First | Christopher Field | 1,141 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | Robert Barwick | 281 | 0.9 | −0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,170 | 93.2 | −2.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,339 | 6.8 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,509 | 91.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Robin Scott | 24,222 | 75.3 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal | Peter Hammond | 7,944 | 24.7 | +1.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −1.9 | |

#### 2002

2002 Victorian state election: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Michael Leighton | 22,271 | 66.7 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal | Lawrence Dean | 6,267 | 18.8 | −10.6 |
| | Greens | Chris Chaplin | 4,458 | 13.3 | +13.0 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | Noelene Isherwood | 415 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,411 | 95.5 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,575 | 4.5 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,986 | 91.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Michael Leighton | 25,785 | 77.2 | +8.4 |
| | Liberal | Lawrence Dean | 7,617 | 22.8 | −8.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.4 | |

### Elections in the 1990s
#### 1999

1999 Victorian state election: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Michael Leighton | 20,087 | 67.2 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | Ruth Padgett | 8,769 | 29.3 | −4.6 |
| | Natural Law | Michael Dickins | 1,052 | 3.5 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,908 | 95.7 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,339 | 4.3 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,247 | 92.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Michael Leighton | 20,522 | 68.6 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | Ruth Padgett | 9,384 | 31.4 | −3.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.3 | |

#### 1996

1996 Victorian state election: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Michael Leighton | 18,890 | 63.8 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal | Ruth Padgett | 10,026 | 33.9 | +1.7 |
| | Natural Law | Richard Barnes | 685 | 2.3 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,601 | 95.8 | +2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,292 | 4.2 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,893 | 93.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Michael Leighton | 19,332 | 65.3 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal | Ruth Padgett | 10,254 | 34.7 | +0.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −0.9 | |

#### 1992

1992 Victorian state election: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Michael Leighton | 17,403 | 59.6 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal | George Prillwitz | 9,382 | 32.1 | +3.9 |
| | Independent | Rose-Marie Celestin | 1,148 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| | Independent | Justin Armstrong | 824 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| | Natural Law | Richard Barnes | 427 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,184 | 93.7 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,958 | 6.3 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,142 | 94.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Michael Leighton | 19,278 | 66.2 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal | George Prillwitz | 9,854 | 33.8 | +2.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −2.4 | |

### Elections in the 1980s
#### 1988

1988 Victorian state election: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Michael Leighton | 18,026 | 71.07 | +1.50 |
| | Liberal | Peter Papaemmanouil | 7,336 | 28.93 | −1.50 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,362 | 92.94 | −2.84 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,928 | 7.06 | +2.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,290 | 90.40 | −0.91 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.50 | |

#### 1985

1985 Victorian state election: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Carl Kirkwood | 19,473 | 69.6 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal | Mark Leaman | 8,517 | 30.4 | +20.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,990 | 95.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,234 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,224 | 91.3 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −5.3 | |

#### 1982

1982 Victorian state election: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Carl Kirkwood | 17,544 | 74.5 | +3.0 |
| | Democrats | Kenneth Peak | 6,015 | 25.5 | +25.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,559 | 94.6 | −0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,338 | 5.4 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,897 | 93.1 | +1.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.0 | |

### Elections in the 1970s
#### 1979

1979 Victorian state election: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Carl Kirkwood | 17,295 | 71.5 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal | Elie Obeid | 6,890 | 28.5 | −5.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,185 | 95.4 | −0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,163 | 4.6 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,348 | 91.8 | −0.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.7 | |

#### 1976

1976 Victorian state election: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Carl Kirkwood | 16,869 | 65.8 | +10.8 |
| | Liberal | John Miles | 8,781 | 34.2 | +2.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,650 | 96.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,009 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,659 | 91.9 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.1 | |

#### 1973

1973 Victorian state election: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Carl Kirkwood | 12,456 | 54.7 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal | Gerard Clarke | 7,728 | 33.9 | +6.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Maurice Horwood | 1,786 | 7.8 | −9.7 |
| | Independent | Timothy Galbally | 814 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,784 | 95.2 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,138 | 4.8 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,922 | 93.1 | −1.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Carl Kirkwood | 13,130 | 57.6 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal | Gerard Clarke | 9,654 | 42.4 | −0.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.5 | |

#### 1970

1970 Victorian state election: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Carl Kirkwood | 11,958 | 54.5 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal | Bruce Spicer | 6,127 | 27.9 | −3.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Maurice Horwood | 3,844 | 17.5 | −0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,929 | 95.3 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,071 | 4.7 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,000 | 94.7 | −0.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Carl Kirkwood | 12,534 | 57.1 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal | Bruce Spicer | 9,395 | 42.9 | −3.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.6 | |

### Elections in the 1960s
#### 1967

1967 Victorian state election: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Charlie Ring | 11,395 | 50.8 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal | James Spicer | 6,936 | 30.9 | +3.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | Maurice Horwood | 4,115 | 18.3 | −0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,446 | 95.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,029 | 4.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,475 | 95.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Charlie Ring | 12,013 | 53.5 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal | James Spicer | 10,433 | 46.5 | +2.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −2.8 | |

#### 1964

1964 Victorian state election: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Charlie Ring | 13,417 | 55.6 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | Henry Newland | 6,000 | 24.9 | +3.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | Michael Lucy | 4,695 | 19.5 | −4.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,112 | 97.6 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 586 | 2.4 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,698 | 95.2 | +0.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Charlie Ring | 14,121 | 58.5 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal and Country | Henry Newland | 9,991 | 41.5 | −0.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.1 | |

#### 1961

1961 Victorian state election: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Charlie Ring | 13,435 | 54.8 | +0.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Michael Lucy | 5,904 | 24.1 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal and Country | Colin Pritchard | 5,168 | 21.1 | −1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,507 | 97.5 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 619 | 2.5 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,126 | 94.8 | 0.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Charlie Ring | 14,320 | 58.4 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | Colin Pritchard | 10,187 | 41.6 | −0.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.8 | |
* The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and DLP candidates for Preston.

### Elections in the 1950s
#### 1958

1958 Victorian state election: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Charlie Ring | 13,014 | 54.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | Michael Lucy | 5,708 | 23.7 |
| | Liberal and Country | Neville Crocker | 5,355 | 22.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,077 | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 534 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,611 | 94.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Charlie Ring | 13,870 | 57.6 |
| | Liberal and Country | Neville Crocker | 10,207 | 42.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
* Two party preferred vote was estimated.

#### 1955

1955 Victorian state election: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Charlie Ring | 11,429 | 52.4 |
| | Liberal and Country | Frank Block | 6,881 | 31.5 |
| | Labor (A-C) | Thomas Hartnedy | 3,515 | 16.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,825 | 97.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 542 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,367 | 95.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Charlie Ring | 11,955 | 54.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | Frank Block | 9,870 | 45.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1952

1952 Victorian state election: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Ruthven | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

#### 1950

1950 Victorian state election: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Ruthven | 17,007 | 64.0 | +7.0 |
| | Liberal and Country | Vernon Hauser | 9,561 | 36.0 | −7.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,568 | 99.2 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 216 | 0.8 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,784 | 95.9 | +0.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.0 | |

### Elections in the 1940s
#### 1947

1947 Victorian state election: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Ruthven | 14,221 | 57.0 | +9.7 |
| | Liberal | Frederick Lee | 10,727 | 43.0 | +43.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,948 | 99.3 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 174 | 0.7 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,122 | 95.6 | +4.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1945

1945 Victorian state election: Preston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | William Ruthven | 10,200 | 47.3 |
| | Ministerial | Henry Zwar | 9,779 | 45.3 |
| | Independent | Albert Davis | 1,590 | 7.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,569 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 335 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,904 | 91.5 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | William Ruthven | 10,856 | 50.3 |
| | Ministerial | Henry Zwar | 10,713 | 49.7 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | |